Sony NW-E403 Transferring, Playing back, Importing audio files to your computer, Transferring files to your Network Walkman/Charging, Playing back, Changing playback mode

You can select several audio files simultaneously using the CTRL key.

Transferring

Playing back

Importing audio files to your computer

To import audio files from an audio CDRecord and store audio files from an audio CD to the SonicStage [My Library].1Double-click on the desktop.

SonicStage software starts up.

2Insert the audio CD that you want to record into the

Transferring files to your Network Walkman/Charging

Transfer tracks (audio data) stored in SonicStage [My Library] to the Network Walkman.

1Connect your Network Walkman to yourcomputer and charge it.

“USB Connect” appears in the display.

	Playing back
	1Connect headphones to
	headphone jack.
GROUP	2Press Nx to start
	playback.
Normal
HOLD	To stop playback, press Nx again.
	3Press VOL +/– to adjust
	the volume.
	If playback does not start
	Make sure that the Shuttle switch is not set to HOLD.

Changing playback mode

Shuttle switch

Nx

to > to .SEARCH/MENUREPEAT/SOUND

CD drive of your computer.3Place the pointer overSonicStage screen [Music Source]and click [Import a CD]. 4Click to record the songs.To stop recording, click

.

To change the format and bit rate,

to USB jack to USB jack

Dedicated USB cable (supplied)

The Network Walkman is rechargeable when connected to a computer with the dedicated USB cable

When the remaining battery indication of the display shows: FULL, charging is complete.

Fully charge the Network Walkman (to FULL in the remaining battery indication of the display) before using it for the first time.

2Place the pointer over [Transfer] and select [ATRAC Audio Device] from the transfer

destination list.SonicStage screen

To search tracksUse the Shuttle switch on the Network Walkman.

To	Shuttle switch operation
Skip to the beginning of the next track	Rotate the Shuttle switch to >.
Skip to the beginning of the current track	Rotate the Shuttle switch to ..
Go forward/backwards quickly	Rotate the Shuttle switch to . / > and hold it.

Playing back a song by searching

You can search for desired tracks to playback by artist name (Artist), album name (Album), or group transferred from your computer using the SonicStage software (Group).

	Example of searching
Nx	Refer to the illustration below.

1Press and hold SEARCH/MENU for halfa second in stop mode.

The menu screen is displayed.

2Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “Repeat Mode>” and press Nx to confirm.3Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “Track Rep” and press Nx to confirm.

4Press SEARCH/MENU repeatedly to return to the playback screen.5Press REPEAT/SOUND repeatedly to select the repeat mode you want.none (Normal play)(Repeat) (Single Repeat) (Shuffle Repeat)

click [Settings] before 4.To obtain CD information automatically, connect your computer to the Internet.

If CD information does not appear automatically, click [CD Info] before 4 while connected to the Internet.

To import audio files from your computer

1Double-click on the desktop.

SonicStage software starts up.

To stop recording, click

.

Shuttle switch

to > to .

SEARCH/MENU

1Press SEARCH/MENU to display the search menu screen.2Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “Artist” and press Nx to confirm.

3Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “Artist1” from the artist list and press Nx to confirm.

4Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “Album1” from the album list ofArtist1 and press Nx to confirm.

The track list of Album1 is displayed.

In this case, the track list becomes the Play Range.

Additional Information Q&AQ1 Is there a limitation to transfer audio files to the Network Walkman?

A1 You can transfer up to 65,535 songs, and 4,096 groups to the built-in flash memory using SonicStage software. One group can contain up to 999 songs.

However, not be transfer to the Network Walkman may not be possible if the built-in flash memory contains large size audio files, although the limitation is not exceeded. In such a case, delete unnecessary files, transfer audio files not listened to back to your computer, or change the bit rate of audio files. Bit rate indicates the data amount per second. The rate is reflected in bps (bits per second). If the bit rate is large, that means the sound quality is better though a

2Place the pointer over [Music Source] and click [Import Music Files].3Click an audio file you want to import.4Click [Import].zTip

You can import audio files using the [Import] of [File] menu in the following 3 ways.

•Scan Folder

•Music File

•M3U File

What is CD information?

CD information is a track name, an artist name and an album name included in an audio file. When you insert an audio CD into CD drive of your computer, SonicStage will automatically obtain the CD information from CDDB (Gracenote CD DataBase) via Internet.

You cannot obtain the CD information from CDDB if the CD is not registered at CDDB.

3Select an 4Click to

audio file(s)	start
or album	transferring.
you want to
transfer.

Notes

•The recorded music is limited to private use only. Use of the music beyond this limit requires permission of the copyright holders.

•Sony is not responsible for incomplete recording/downloading or damaged data due to problems of the Network Walkman or computer.

•Do not disconnect the USB cable while the data is being transferred. If you do, the data being transferred may be destroyed.

•When you record an audio CD for the first time, [CD Drive Check] will be performed. Record the audio CD when it is completed.

•The number of transfers for an audio file may be limited for reasons of copyright.

•If the USB cable is disconnected while the data is being transferred, unnecessary data may be left in the Network Walkman. In this case, transfer usable audio files (included non-audio data) back to your computer and format the Network Walkman.

Remaining battery indication

The battery icon in the display changes as shown below.

The battery power gets low as shown in the battery icon. If “LOW BATTERY” is displayed, you cannot play back with the Network Walkman. In this case, charge the battery by connecting to your computer.

5Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “Track1” from the track list andpress Nx to confirm.

Playback starts from Track1.

Playback will stop automatically at the end of Track3 (in this case, the end of the Play Range).

On the search flow and Play Range

Press SEARCH/MENU to display the search menu screen. Proceed to the next stage by pressing Nx, and return to the previous stage by pressing SEARCH/MENU on the search menu screen.

The searched songs ( as shown in the illustration below) become a Play Range (coverage of playback).

			Track list (Play Range)
Search menu screen	Artist list			All tracks (artist order)
All Track*	All Artist			Track1
Artist	Artist1			Track2
Album	Artist2			Track3
Group		Album list of		All tracks of the selected
		searched artist		artist (album order)
		All Album		Track1
		Album1		Track2
		Album2		Track3
				Tracks in the selected album
				Track1
				Track2
				Track3
	Album list			All tracks (album order)
	All Album			Track1
	Album1			Track2
	Album2			Track3
				Tracks in the selected album
				Track1
				Track2
				Track3
	Group list			All tracks (group order)
	All Group			Track1
	Group1			Track2
	Group2			Track3
				Tracks in the selected group
				Track1
				Track2
				Track3

large amount of information is used to play music. The Network Walkman is 64 kbps at factory setting. Click [Settings] on the SonicStage transfer screen to change the bit rate.

Q2 Do MP3 audio files allow for use in the Network Walkman?

A2 You can import MP3 audio files to the SonicStage software and transfer MP3 audio files to the Network Walkman using SonicStage. (You cannot play back an audio file copied directly from Windows Explorer to the Network Walkman. You also cannot transfer the audio tracks in an audio CD to your Network Walkman in MP3 format.)

MP3 format files to be used:–MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3–Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz–Bit rate: 32 to 320 kbps, variable bit rate-compliantQ3 Can the Network Walkman record itself?

A3 The Network Walkman cannot record itself. Import desired audio files to the SonicStage software and transfer them to the Network Walkman using SonicStage.

Q4 Can I expand the built-in flash memory?A4 You cannot expand the built-in flash memory.Q5 Can the Network Walkman be protected against accidental operation?

A5 You can protect the Network Walkman by pushing the Shuttle switch to the HOLD position. The HOLD function will prevent unnecessary power consumption caused by accidental operation when carrying it. All operation buttons are disabled and if you press buttons while the HOLD function is activated, “HOLD” blinks in the display.

Q6 Can I store non-audio data into the Network Walkman?

A6 You can transfer data from the hard disk of your computer to the built-in flash memory using Windows Explorer. The built-in flash memory is displayed in Windows Explorer as an external drive (for example: as the D drive). If you store a lot of non-audio data into the builtin flash memory, the space for audio data is reduced by the same amount.

* When you select “All Track”, all track lists are displayed and the Play Range will be “All”.